Name That Sacrament
An initiation ritual that differs from denomination to denomination, but relies on sacred water to bless the person being initiated into the faith.
What is baptism?
This object symbolizes Jesus' body in the celebration of eucharist/ communion.
The denomination in which the entire church has a single head, elected by high church officials.
What is Catholicism?
The idea that humans inherit a state of fallenness from the first error committed by Adam and Eve.
What is Original Sin?
This denomination believes that Mary, Jesus' mother, was conceived without Sin.
What is Catholicism?
A ritual that commemorates Jesus' last meal with his disciples and is a routine part of Church practice.
What is Eucharist/ Communion?
What is an icon?
A general umbrella term for a large number of Christian denominations, which splintered off from the main church in Western Europe following the protests of Martin Luther.
What is Protestantism?
In the Catholic & Orthodox Churches, praying to _______ helps make prayers more effective.
Who are the saints?
What is two?
This sacrament serves a second initiation rite for Christians to affirm their full membership in their particular church.
What is Confirmation/ Chrismation?
The booth where a Catholic might confess their sins to a priest.
What is a confessional?
A denomination that is organized in various patriarchates, and which became a distinct denomination following the Great Schism of 1054.
What is Orthodox Christianity?
The idea that the bread and wine transform into the actual, metaphysical substance of Jesus' body and blood after the blessing.
What is transubstantiation?
A curious sacrament, given that key disciples like Paul were rather lukewarm about whether or not people should do this.
What is marriage?
This sacrament requires someone to perform penance before the sacrament is complete.
What is Reconciliation/ Confession?
What is chrism/ oil?
A denomination that tends to govern by committee and is the most prominent modern inheritor of the movement the John Calvin led in the 16th century.
What is Presbyterianism?
The (largely Calvinist) idea that nothing you can do can change the outcome of your salvation, because God knows from the beginning whether or not you will be saved.
What is predestination?
Often referred to as "last rites" because of its association with death, this is the broader term for this sacrament which includes people who are not dying.
What is Anointing of the Sick?
An alternate version of a sacrament, which specifically initiates a person into a religious life of prayer and contemplation, guided by sacred vows. This only exists in the Catholic & Orthodox Churches.
What are Holy Orders?
What object is often used in churches that sprinkle water over a person's head during baptism?
What is a shell?
A denomination that has a different name in the United States than most other parts of the world due to the involvement of a prominent monarch. (Name both the normal name and the American name)
What is Anglicanism / Episcopalianism?
The Orthodox idea that the whole church and all in it are collectively working towards the eventual unity of all people and all of God's creation with God.
What is theosis?
The name of the calendar used by the Orthodox church, which is the reason key holidays like Christmas and Easter are celebrated on different days from other Christians.
What is the Julian calendar?